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THE continued increase of greenhouse gas emissions could either bring about catastrophic results or provide some big opportunities for the fleet business, a leading scientist has claimed.

TAXI fleets in London are gearing up for the biggest environmental challenge to date as hundreds of black cabs prepare to meet new guidelines on emissions.

COUNTRIES across the globe are addressing green transport, from solar-powered cars in India to a bio-ethanol boom in Brazil.

LATEST appointments in the fleet industry.

AVIVA has sold 50% of its stake in Lex Vehicle Leasing to HBOS, it’s 50:50 joint venture partner in LVL, for £226.8 million in cash.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has asked fleets to help it develop its future tax policy, especially regarding employee car ownership (ECO) schemes.

The Government has promised not to ban smoking in company cars when its new Health Bill comes into force in 2007.

SEAT has taken the wraps off two new sports models – the Leon (pictured) and Altea FR.

LONDON mayor Ken Livingstone has prompted fury in the fleet industry after hinting that he would raise the capital’s congestion charge to £10 a day.

THE Fleet Safety Association, which claims to be a ‘voice of industry well-being’, has been relaunched.

A STUDY of 2,000 company car drivers has highlighted areas fleet managers should concentrate on to ensure staff safety out on the road.

IF an employee driving in a private car on business was involved in a fatal accident today, could your company prove it had done everything it could to meets its duty of care?

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COMPANIES should consider introducing a policy that states drivers must inform them if they amass six or more penalty points on their driving licences, a new study suggests.

THIS is the first picture of Vauxhall’s all-new Corsa supermini which is due to go on sale later this year.

FLEETS that have been subjected to investigation by the police following fatal road crashes have described the process as ‘harrowing’.

SECURITY company Secure One will have its fleet of commercial vehicles supplied, maintained and funded by Volkswagen Group Leasing as part of a new contract.

RISK management firm Drive & Survive has introduced a new workshop aimed at high-risk drivers.

BUILDING insulation specialist Aston Insulation (Southern) has signed a rental deal with TLS Vehicle Rental for 19 new Volkswagen LT vans.

RENTAL firm Northgate celebrated its silver jubilee by restoring a 1981 Northgate Transit van.

THE Manheim Group has reshaped its board ahead of a rebranding exercise in July.

A SECURITY firm is abandoning its fleet of LPG vehicles because of a lack of commitment from the Government.

ACFO, the fleet operator representative body, has launched a CD-Rom to help fleets produce effective road risk management policies.

‘IF only my wife was this dirty’ is the most common slogan daubed on the back of dirty vans, according to a survey by Asda Motor Insurance.

PRIVATE hire firm Atlas Transport has taken delivery of 10 Toyota Priuses.

THE van market is likely to split along similar lines to the car market with residual values for ‘premium’ German LCVs performing considerably better than other ‘volume’ makes.

FLEET NewsNet looks at how new cars taken on to a fleet might perform over the next three years/60,000 miles.

A NATIONAL Cadillac BLS launch tour, which visited 84 motorway service areas over a two-week period, has raised £10,000 for children’s medical research charity SPARKS.

LEX Vehicle Leasing has announced fixed-rate insurance to its personal contract purchase customers.

RESULTS from sales around the UK.